Housing package designed to be conveyed by one vehicle

ABSTRACT

A mass-produced house designed to be nested and folded into a compact package for conveyance by one vehicle and unloadable therefrom as a nearly-completed house on the building site, and made of light but strong panels and floor bases, comprises a utility section having a floor base and including, in alreadyerected condition on the base, a long outer wall, a long inner wall, two shorter outer walls, and inner walls forming a kitchen, an adjacent bathroom, and an additional room adjacent the bathroom, and including necessary utilities. The package also includes a second section having a floor base and including, in already-erected condition on the base, a long wall and two shorter outer walls. The second section is designed to nest with the utility section with the shorter walls of both sections being disposed in overlying relation. The two sections are desirably hinged, and a third section may be added in nesting relation.

United States Patent Padula et al.

[ HOUSING PACKAGE DESIGNED TO BE CONVEYED BY ONE VEHICLE [75] Inventors:Arthur II. Padula, Millburn, N..l.; William G. Meyer, St. Petersburg;John V. Hollowell, Sarasota, both of Fla,

[73] Assignee: American National Housing C0rp.,

Newark, NJ.

[22] Filed: June 22, 1972 [21] Appl. N0.: 265,323

[52] US. Cl 52/67, 52/69, 52/79, 52/143, 52/122, 296/23 [51] Int. ClE04b 1/344 [58] Field of Search 52/6669, 64; 296/26, 27, 23 H, 23 D, 23F [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 559,965 5/1896 Bierstadt52/69 2,656,213 10/1953 Anderson 296/23 F 2,965,413 12/1960 Barnes 52/663,200,545 8/1965 Bange 52/67 3,212,810 10/1965 Bass 52/67 3,234,6962/1966 Spencer 52/66 3,300,914 1/1967 Stewart 52/67 3,402,515 9/1968Rainant 52/64 3,462,891 8/1969 Smith 52/71 3,556,581 1/1971 Silva 296/27R 10/1952 Austria 1. 296/23 F Sept. 17, 1974 565,609 11/1958 Canada 67/1,259,913 3/1961 France 52/67 378,694 7/1964 Switzerland... 296/26Primary ExaminerJohn E. Murtagh Assistant Examiner-Henry RaduazoAttorney, Agent, or Firm-Omri M. Behr; Peter J. Gaylor [57] ABSTRACT Amass-produced house designed to be nested and folded into a compactpackage for conveyance by one vehicle and unloadable therefrom as anearlycompleted house on the building site, and made of light but strongpanels and floor bases, comprises a utility section having a floor baseand including, in already-erected condition on the base, a long outerwall, a long inner wall, two shorter outer walls, and inner wallsforming a kitchen, an adjacent bathroom, and an additional room adjacentthe bathroom, and including necessary utilities. The package alsoincludes a second section having a floor base and including, inalreadyerected condition on the base, a long wall and two shorter outerwalls. The second section is designed to nest with the utility sectionwith the shorter walls of both sections being disposed in overlyingrelation. The

two sections are desirably hinged, and a third section may be added innesting relation.

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1. A compact transportable house package designed to be conveyed by onevehicle and unloadable therefrom as a nearly-completed house on thebuilding site, comprising: a utility section comprising a first floorbase and including in already erected condition on said base a longouter wall, a first and a second shorter outer wall adjoining the endsof said long outer wall and a long inner wall, the end of said longinner wall being proximate to the remaining ends of said first and saidsecond shorter outer walls, and inner walls forming a kitchen, anadjacent bathroom and an additional room adjacent the bathroom saidinner walls being connected to said long outer wall and said long innerwall, a second floor base of a second section and including in alreadyerected condition on said second floor base a long wall and a first anda second shorter outer wall adjoining the ends of said long outer wall,a vertical opening disposed between one end of said long inner wall ofsaid utility section and said first shorter outer wall thereof saidvertical opening being sufficiently wide to allow access therethrough ofsaid first shorter outer wall of said second section, said secondsection being disposed in nested relation with respect to said utilitysection with said first shorter outer wall of the utility sectiondisposed proximate to but, in horizontally displaced relation with thefirst shorter outer wall of said second section and said second outerwall of the utility section disposed proximate to but in horizontallydisplaced relation with the second shorter outer wall of said secondsection and other building elements required for the completion of thestructure of said house being disposed in and over said utility section.2. A compact transportable house package, according to claim 1, whereinthe inner edge of said first floor base is connected in hinged relationto the wall-free long edge of the second floor base.
 3. A compacttransportable house package, according to claim 1, wherein: said floorbase of said utility section has two long edges and two shorter edgesand said floor base of said second section also has two long edges andtwo shorter edges, and the long free edge of said latter base isdisposed in abutting relation to the long inner edge of said first floorbase, and said second section is disposed in relation to said utilitysection as follows: said second floor base is disposed in overlyingrelation with respect to said long inner wall of said utility section,said first shorter outer wall of the utility section disposed proximateto but, in horizontally displaced relation with the first shorter outerwall of said second section and said second outer wall of the utilitysection disposed proximate to but in horizontally displaced relationwith the second shorter outer wall of said second section and said longwall of said second section is disposed on top of said utility section.4. A compact transportable house package, according to claim 3, whereinthe shorter edges of said second floor base extend beyond the shorteredges of said first floor base.
 5. A compact transportable housepackage, according to claim 1, wherein a third floor base of a thirdsection is disposed in overlying relation over said long wall of saidsecond section.
 6. A compact transportable house package, according toclaim 5, wherein a long wall, attachable to the other long edge of saidthird floor base, is disposed on said package.
 7. A compacttransportable house package, according to claim 6, in which a long wallis attached at its base, in hinged relation, at the other long edge ofsaid third floor base.
 8. A compact transportable house package,according to claim 1, and including a vehicle disposed thereunder, saidpackage serving as a load for said vehicle.
 9. A transportable housepackage, according to claim 8, and including a hoist disposed on thevehicle and transported therewith, said hoist being powered from saidvehicle.
 10. A compact transportable house package, according to claim3, wherein said first floor base is attached in hinged relation to saidsecond floor base.
 11. A compact transportable house package designed tobe conveyed by one vehicle and unloadable therefrom as anearly-completed house on the building site, comprising: a utilitysection comprising a first floor base having two long edges and twoshorter edges and including, in already-erected condition on said base,a long outer wall disposed at one of the long floor edges, a long innerwall disposed at the other long floor edge, two shorter outer walls atthe shorter floor edges, and inner walls forming a kitchen, an adjacentbathroom and an additional room adjacent the bathroom, and includingnecessary utilities, a second floor base of a second section also havingtwo long edges and two shorter edges and disposed with one long edge inabutting relation to the long inner edge of said first floor base andhaving one shorter edge extending inwardly beyond one shorter edge ofsaid first floor base and having the other shorter edge extendingoutwardly beyond the other short edge of said first floor base, andincluding, in already-erected condition on said second base, a long walldisposed at the other long floor edge and two shorter outer walls at theshorter floor edges, a vertical opening disposed near one end of saidlong inner wall of said utility section and in line with saidinwardly-extending edge of said second Floor base and with dimensionsadequate to allow access therein of a short wall of said second section,said second section being disposed in relation to said utility section,as follows: the second floor base is disposed in overlying relation withrespect to said long inner wall of said utility section, one of saidshorter walls of the second section is disposed on its side edge throughsaid opening and lying on said first floor base in overlying relationwith respect to a shorter side of said utility section, while the othershorter side of said second section is disposed similarly on its sideedge outside of the house in overlying relation with respect to theother shorter side of the utility section, and said long wall of saidsecond section is disposed on top of the utility section, and otherbuilding elements needed to complete the structure of the house aredisposed in and over said utility section.
 12. A compact transportablehouse package, according to claim 11, including a vehicle disposedthereunder, said package serving as a load for said vehicle.
 13. Acompact transportable house package, according to claim 11, wherein saidfirst floor base is attached in hinged relation to said second floorbase.
 14. A compact transportable house package, according to claim 13,including: a third floor base of a third section also having two longedges and two shorter edges and attached at one of its long edges, inhinged relation, to the other long edge of said second floor base anddisposed on top of the inner wall of said second section.
 15. A compacttransportable house package, according to claim 14, including a longouter wall attached at its base, in hinged relation, to the other longedge of said third floor base.
 16. A compact transportable house packagedesigned to be conveyed by one vehicle and unloadable therefrom as anearly-completed house on the buiding site, comprising: a utilitysection comprising a first floor base having two long edges and twoshorter edges and including, in already-erected condition on said base,a long outer wall disposed at one of the long floor edges, a long innerwall disposed at the other long floor edge, two shorter outer walls atthe shorter floor edges, and inner walls forming a kitchen, an adjacentbathroom, and an additional room adjacent the bathroom, and includingnecessary utilities therefor, a second floor base of a second sectionalso having two long edges and two shorter edges and disposed with itsone long edge in abutting relation to the inner long edge of said firstfloor base and having one shorter edge extending inwardly beyond oneshorter edge of said first floor base and having the other shorter edgeextending outwardly beyond the other shorter edge of said first floorbase and including, in already-erected condition on said second base, along wall disposed at the other long floor edge, and two shorter outerwalls at the shorter floor edges, a vertical opening disposed near oneend of said long inner wall of said utility section in line with saidinwardly-extending edge of said second floor base and with dimensionsadequate to allow access therein of a short wall of said second sectionin a manner such that when the second floor base is raised to be inoverlying relation with said long inner wall of said utility section, ashort wall of said second section will enter through said opening and bedisposed on its side edge over the first floor base while the othershort wall of said second section will be similarly disposed withrespect to the other short wall of said utility section outside of thehouse.
 17. A compact transportable house package according to claim 1designed to be conveyed by one vehicle and unloadable therefrom as anearly-completed house on the building site, comprising: a utilitysection comprising a first floor base having a first and a second longedge and a first and a second shorter edge and including, inalready-erected cOndition on said base, a long outer wall at said firstlong floor edge, a first and a second shorter outer wall adjoining theends of said long outer wall located at said first and said secondshorter edges respectively, and a long inner wall located at said secondlong floor edge, the ends of said long inner wall being proximate to theremaining ends of said first and said second shorter outer walls, andinner walls forming a kitchen, an adjacent bathroom and an additionalroom adjacent the bathroom and including necessary utilities, said innerwalls being connected to said long outer wall and said long inner wall,a second floor base of a second section also having a first and a secondlong edge and a first and a second short edge and having said first longedge attached, in hinged relation, to said second long edge of the firstfloor base and including, in already-erected condition on said secondbase, a long wall at its second long floor edge and a first and a secondshorter outer walls at the said first and second shorter floor edges,and said second section being disposed with respect to the utilitysection in a manner such that when the outer edge of said second base israised so that it is in overlying relation with respect to said longinner wall of said utility section, the shorter walls of the secondfloor base will lie on their side edges with said first shorter outerwall of the utility section disposed proximate to but, in horizontallydisplaced relation with the first shorter outer wall of said secondsection and said second outer wall of the utility section disposedproximate to but in horizontally displaced relation with the secondshorter outer wall of said second section and said long wall of saidsecond section, and said long wall of said second section being disposedon top of said utility section.